A leaked render of the LG G7 appears to confirm the upcoming flagship device’s rumored display notch.
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| The successor to last year’s LG G6 is expected to feature a display notch. Photo: Reuters/Paul Hanna |
By Mike Luces, International Business Times
More and more information about LG’s successor to last year’s G6
flagship phone have been emerging online lately. The latest leak appears
to confirm the idea that the LG G7 could feature a display notch that’s
inspired by Apple’s iPhone X.
YouTube channel Mr. Phone,
in collaboration with OnLeaks, published on Sunday a video showing a
render of the upcoming handset from the South Korean company. The render
is shown in 360 degrees and it’s very noticeable in some angles that
the phone has what appears to be a notch housing a camera and other
front sensors atop its display.
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CAD-based renders and a 360-degree video of the LG G7,” Mr. Phone wrote
in the description. The YouTuber also noted that the upcoming phone is
said to have a 6-inch bezel-less display and that the back of the device
seems to be made up of glass just like last year’s G6 and V30
flagships.
Interestingly, Mr. Phone also remarked that based on the render, LG
may have shifted the power button to a more traditional position on one
side of the handset. LG is known for incorporating the power button into
the fingerprint scanner at the back of its phones, so this is a bit of a
shock to some fans of LG’s recent smartphones.
Android Police
said that this isn’t the first time that the LG G7 is rumored to come
with a display notch and a new hardware design. Previous leaks also
claimed the same things. However, the news outlet added that this is
actually the first time that a leaked render shows the inclusion of a
headphone jack. Should the G7 really come with the 3.5mm jack, many
consumers would be pleased considering that more and more phone makers
are ditching the feature with their new releases.
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Android Police
also pointed out that the new render may also be hinting at LG’s Bixby
competitor. The handset shown in Mr. Phone’s video has one button on the
left side and three buttons on the right. The one on the left side is
believed to be the power button. Two of the buttons on the right side
are expected to serve as volume controls. So the remaining button is
rumored to come in handy when launching an AI assistant — LG’s possible
response to Samsung’s Bixby.
Previous leaks claim the LG G7
will likely launch with the name “LG G7 (Neo).” However, LG hasn’t
confirmed anything so far. So it’s best to take all of these leaks with a
grain of salt and wait for the official unveiling of the device this
coming June.
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